This cafe is offering customers something to go alongside their cuppa - exotic animals to play with.

But although many of us would be thrilled to be so close to unusual creatures like fennec foxes, raccoons, owls and meerkats, the venue in Nonthaburi, Bangkok has been criticised for their treatment of the critters.

With no fee charged to partake, the Little Zoo Cafe merely asks that customers order something before they get into petting.

The cafe is the latest version of the animal eatery, as cats, dogs and rabbits are commonplace at similar venues in the Thai capital, according to the Bangkok Post , but the new opening has a more exotic flavour.

Guests at the zoo cafe must clean their hands with sanitiser on entry as well as taking off their footwear before entering the glass area where the animals stay, reports Shout.sg .

Between five and 10 can enter at a time, and are allowed 10 minutes to pet until the next shift comes in.

The cafe has warned that they are not domestic creatures on their Facebook page: "For them to be exactly like dogs and cats as house pets would be difficult."